For backyard astronomers, the promise of image-stabilized binoculars is simple: sharper, steadier views of the night sky ...

Go outside right now. What’s the farthest thing you can see? A tree? A bird? What about the Moon? It’s 250,000 miles away. The Sun is 400 times farther than that, at nearly 100 million miles (but ...

Binoculars are clearly the greatest invention ever bestowed upon the naturalists of the world. Before binoculars, our knowledge of many birds was vague to nonexistent. Now anyone can pluck distant ...

The lunar terminator, the sunset/sunrise line that sweeps across the Moon’s surface as the Moon orbits Earth, travels at a rate of 9.6 mph (15.4 km/h) along our satellite’s equator. Taking the average ...

The brilliant morning light of Mexico's Sonora spread across a distant ridge, and the seemingly open expanse became a kaleidoscope of confusion. The greens of brush were tangled and twisted against ...

The best bird-watching binoculars must sport quality optics, be weather-proof and very comfortable to use for long periods of time. After all, if you're a seasoned birder, you'll know there's nothing ...

The summer Milky Way is one of the many things you get to enjoy if you are lucky enough to live in the Four Corners. From most big cities you might never get the chance to see it. On more than one ...

Celestron is a trusted name in optical equipment, especially binoculars, for their high quality, superior performance and competitive prices. Because of the vast array of uses, from birding to ...

“Cheating in baseball started when they threw out the first ball in the first game.”—Rogers Hornsby On May 8, 1955, the Kansas City Athletics played a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians in old ...

Tim Cosby of Ramer is the retired former chief of Alabama's Conservation Law Enforcement division and a huge squirrel hunter. Cosby trains dogs, enjoys using a .22 rifle he's tricked out with some ...

We've tested many image-stabilized binoculars — here's our expert verdict on whether you should bite the bullet and buy a ...